Cuff-holder.



No. 699,287. Patented May 6, I902.

w. c. CORTELYOU.

CUFF HOLDER.

(Application filed May 16. 1901.)

(No Model.) E

NITEYD STATES I/VILLIAM O. OORTELYOU, OF OBLONG, ILLINOIS.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,287, dated May 6, 1902.

Application filed May 16,1901.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM C. CORTEL- YOU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oblong, in the county of Crawford and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Gulf-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuff-holders, and more particularly to that class wherein the cuff is supported from the inside of the coatsleeve.

The object of the invention is to presenta device which when properly adjusted will al ways hold the cuff in the proper position irrespective of the position occupied by the arms of the user and in which the separation of the holder from the coat-sleeve may be readily and easily effected.

A salient and important feature that dif- 'ferenti'ates the device of the present invention both in operation and construction from the art is that the holder-supporting means is not detached from the coat-sleeve when the cufis are to be removed, so that when the cuffs have been properly adjusted with relation to the sleeve this adjustment is defined and remains the same during theuse of the device.

With these objects in view the invention consists, generally stated, in a cud-holder and a supporting means therefor, the cuff-holder comprising two pivoted members carrying a button or projection for engaging with the buttonhole of the cuff. and with means for engaging the loop of a safety-pin to be secured on the inside of the coat-sleeve and consti tuting the holder-supporting means. The members of the cuff-holder are so constructed that when closed they will be held from accidental opening in use, so that a wearer may feel assured that his cufis will always be at taohed or securely associated with the coat. As will be obvious, the wearer may remove his coat and leave the cuffs attached thereto, and this will be found of peculiar advantage to clerks who are confined mostly indoors and who frequently under the present modes forget to put on their cuffs on leaving work, whereas with the device of the present invention the wearer will when he dons his coat also put onhis cuffs.

The device of the present invention is made Serial No. 60,507. (No model.)

of metal, preferably of one having a spring character, and is to be stamped from sheet metal, and the members are to be associated or assembled in the simplest manner consistent with effectiveness of operation and durability of use.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a cuff-holder, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated a form of embodiment of my invention capable of carrying my ideas into effect, it being understood that the same may be changed in minor details of construction and still be within the scope of the invention, and in these drawings Figure 1 is a view in elevation, exhibiting in dotted lines a portion of a coat-sleeve and a cuff, showing the cud-holder in operative relation to the cuff and coat-sleeve; Fig. 2

,is a perspective detail view of the cud-holder,

showing the members closed, with the safetypin associated therewith. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the members of'the cuff-holder open. Fig. 4: is an edge view showing more particularly the shape of the members of the cuff-holder and also the button or catch for engaging the buttonhole of the cuff. Fig. 5 is a view in end elevation looking in the direction of the arrow :10, Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a similar view looking in the direction of the arrow *y, Fig. 2.

Referring to I the drawings, 1 designates generally the cuff-holder, and 2 the safetypin, thlattertobe ofanyf preferred construction, and therefore needing no detail description. To use,the safety-pin will be secured to the inner liningof the coat-sleeve at such distance above the lower end of the sleeve as to hold the cuff in proper adjusted position with relation thereto. The coatsleeve 3 and cuff 4 are indicated by dotted 7 jection 6 and at the other end with a toe 7, the arm and toe being bent laterally in the same direction, so as to lie at one and the same side of the plane of the member, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, so that when the two members are assembled and closed together, as shown in Fig. 2, the opposite toe 7 will abut, and thereby prevent accidental separation of the opposite ends 6 of the members. Moreover, the laterallybent terminal portions 6 are also adapted to abut, and thereby prevent accidental opening to any extent of the end portions 7. Adjacent to the arm 6 is arranged a shoulder 8, this being formed by cutting away the metal between the shoulder and the outer end of arm, and adjacent to the shoulder is formed a recess 9, the same to be engaged by the bend of a safety-pin when the members of the holder are looked, as shown in Fig. 2. The body of the member is from the recess to the pivot 10 (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4) of practically the same width, and from this point on the outer edge is curved, as shown at 11, and terminates in the toe 7, the inner edge being also in cut or curved, as at 12, and outcurved, as at 13, the outcurved portion terminating with the square face 14 of the toe, these faces 14 being adapted to abut, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and to be held in locked position by reason of the curved form of the toe. The pivot-holes of the two members when assembled are engaged by a head or button 15, the same being rigidly secured to one of the members, as by being riveted thereto. The head or button is preferably a thin piece of metal, although it may be approximately rectangular in plan or it may be button-shaped, and is provided with a shoulder 16 to bear upon one of the members and with a shank 17 to engage the buttonhole of the end, the head 18 being, as stated, of any preferred form, but that shown will generally be employed, owing to the facility with which it may be inserted through a buttonhole.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the cuff member embodies a pair of intermediately-pivoted members working in substantially parallel planes, the corresponding end portions of the members being provided with normally-overlapped lateral and inwardly-directed projections to enter the loop of the safety-pin, the opposite corresponding ends of the members being bent or deflected laterally across the planes of the members to form normally-overlapped stop portions.

To use the device, first associate the holder with the cuff by inserting the button through the buttonholes of the cuff either from the inside or the outside, as may be preferred. Then place the end carrying the holder within the coat-sleeve and determine the distance it is desired that the cuff should project beyond the sleeve. Then secure the safety-pin to the inner lining of the coat-sleeve,as shown in Fig. 1, pass the shoulders 8 through the loop of the safety-pin, and clasp the members together. lVhen thus positioned within the coat-sleeve, the cuff will be free to have a certain range movement, thereby to obviate the stiff appearance resulting from the use of some styles of cuff-holders where the cuff is rigidly held; but at the same time it will absolutely be prevented from working loose from the safety-pin, due to the coaction between the toes 7 and the overlapped shoulders 8. lVhen the cuffs are to be changed, the safety-pin remains in position, the cuffholder being disconnected therefrom by thrusting the fingers into the coat-sleeve, grasping the toes 7, and by a twisting movement disengaging the toes 7 from engagement with each other, thereby permitting the members 5 and 5 of the device to be opened to free the shoulders 8 from engagement with the safety-pin or loop 2.

The purpose of the inturned end portions 6 is to provide a stop device, so as to prevent said end portions from crossing inwardly over each other when the cuff member is notconnected with the sleeve member. It will here be noted by reference to Fig. 3 that when the end portions 6 are opened or separated the opposite ends 7 are crossed, thereby placing a spring tension upon the members, so that when the ends 6 are again closed the other ends 7 will snap into interlocked engagement, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

This device, although of great simplicity of construction,will be found efficient in use and will effectually fill a long-felt want.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A cuff-holder, comprising a sleeve member, and a cuff member separate from and detaehably connected to the sleeve member, and comprising a pair of intermediately-pivoted members working in substantially parallel planes, one set of corresponding ends of the members being constructed to detachably engage the, sleeve member, and the opposite set of corresponding ends of the members being constructed to prevent accidental separation of the first-named ends and capable of manual operation to separate said firstmentioned ends for the purpose of detaching the same from the sleeve member, and a cuffbutton carried by the end member.

2. A cud-holder, comprising a sleeve member, and a cufi member, the latter having a pair of intermediate] y-pivoted members which .work in substantially parallel planes, the opposite ends of each member being deflected laterally in the same direction to lie at one side of the plane of the member, whereby the corresponding ends of the pivotal members are adapted to abut and limit the pivotal movement of said members, one set of corresponding ends being constructed to detachably engage the sleeve member, and the opposite set of corresponding ends being capable of being sprung past each other to permit separation of the first-mentioned efids, and

a a cuff-button carried by the cuff member.

3. A cuff-holder comprising two members pivoted together,each memberbeingprovided at one end withan arm, at the opposite end with an incurved toe, and intermediate of its ends with a shoulder or offset, the shoulders, when the members are closed, to beengaged by suitable cufE-holder-supporting means,and

the members to be held in looked engagement by abutting ooaction between the curved toes.

4. A cuff-holder comprising two members, apivot constituting a cufi-button connecting the two members, each member being provided at one end with an incurved toe, at the other end with an arm and intermediate of its ends with a shoulder or ofiset, the two shoulders, when the members of the device are closed, to be engaged by a suitable cufiholder-supporting means, and the members to be held in locked engagement by abutting ooaction between the curved toes.

5. A cuff-holder comprising two memberseach constructed of a thin strip of metal, and provided at one end with an incurved toe, and at the opposite end with an arm, a shoulder arranged intermediate of the ends of the member and extending at right angles to the arm, and a pivot for holding the two members assembled, the pivot being provided with a shank to bear upon one of the members and with a head to engage the buttonhole of the cufi, the shoulders, in the operation of the device, being engaged by the loop of a safetypin and the two members being held in locked engagement by ooaction between the curved toes.

6. A cufi-holder, comprising a safety-pin, a cuff element embodying a pair of intermediatelypivoted members, corresponding end portions of which are provided with normally overlapped lateral and inwardly-directed projections to enter the loop of the pin, the opposite corresponding ends of the members being bentor deflected inwardly to form normally overlapped stop portions, and a cuff- .button carried by the members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM C. OORTELYOU.

Witnesses:

REBECOA G. CoRTELYoU, H. O. KIBBIE. 

